§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the intention of the European Community to subsidise exports of butter, what representations he has made to the Community about honouring Protocol 18 337W Article 5(b) of the Treaty of Accession to the effect that the export of subsidised butter will not affect New Zealand's export market for butter to these countries.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartNone. The Treaty of Accession has not yet entered into force, and in any case the present situation on the world butter market is not such as to call for representations of this kind.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement correcting information which he inadvertently supplied to the hon. Member for West Ham, North, concerning Regulation 2839/71/EEC regarding the fruit and vegetable industry.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartI very much regret that in my reply to a Question
1960 1965 1970 Beef Breeding Herd (Cows and Heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk) … … … … … … 847,979 1,017,847 1,299,603 Beef type heifers in calf (first calf) … … … … 139,715* 139,393 166,568 Beef cattle one year old and over … … … … 3,988,019 3,502,348 3,518,937 Under one year old … … … … … … 2,836,109 3,383,018 3,564,065 Grand Total … … … … … … 7,811,822 8,042,606 8,549,173 * Includes estimated figure for Northern Ireland. † Includes animals intended as replacements for either beef or dairy herds.